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Some 388 people live in this town, in Co. Roscommon.
A typical home sold for €252,500, or 3.7 years of the town’s median household income. 4% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Born outside Ireland: 10% of residents. Homes here sold for a median €242,100 over 2023 to 2025.
Knockcroghery isn’t graded: grades for Irish towns begin at 1,000 residents.
The 3 things Knockcroghery does most differently from other towns.
3 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Knockcroghery.
Radon: 100% of homes are in high-radon areas, above Irish towns (0%). The ground under Knockcroghery carries no high landslide susceptibility. Hardly any of its homes sit low beside water.
| Share of homes | Knockcroghery | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | – | 0% |
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | – | 0.5% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Over twelve months, Knockcroghery averages 9.8°C. Here July highs average 19.5°C, lower than Irish towns (19.9°C). This Co. Roscommon town gets 1,047 mm of rain a year.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Knockcroghery | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.1°C | – | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.8°C | – | 10.3°C |
| July high | 19.5°C | – | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,047 mm | – | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
In the HSE West and North West health region, just over a third of people hold a medical card. Weighed against its ages, bad health in Knockcroghery runs at 77 per 100 expected. 16% of residents have a disability, below Irish towns (22%). Self-reported good health: 95% of the town’s residents.
| Census 2022 | Knockcroghery | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 95% | – | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 7.2% | – | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 16% | – | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.1% | – | 2% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
2% live in social housing, lower than Irish towns (13%).
| Housing | Knockcroghery | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 2% | – | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 77% | – | 61% |
| Median sale price | €253K | – | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Among the protected sites near Knockcroghery is Lough Ree SAC. Walkers have 0.1 km per km² of paths and tracks, lower than Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). For 100% of homes, green space is under 400 m away. The town has a single park, with 4 ha of green space in all.
| Outdoors | Knockcroghery | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected nature within 5 km | 11% | – | 1.8% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.1 km per km² | – | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0% | – | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 100% | – | 92% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
14% of workers did their job mainly from home at the census. The car took just over four in five commuters, higher than Irish towns (66%). Households take home €68,110 a year before tax, on average.
| Census 2022 | Knockcroghery | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | €68,110 | – | €57,760 |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 37% | – | 31% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 70% | – | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 8.5% | – | 9.2% |
CSO, Census 2022 travel to work, work and education · CSO Geographical Profiles of Income 2022 · Live Register · Census day was 3 April 2022, with working from home still common; shares are of those who travelled.
9.8% of the people living here were born in another country. People 65 and over make up 9.3% of the town, lower than Irish towns (14%). Graduates make up 45% of adults.
55.2% of Knockcroghery’s residents are women
214 women and 174 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Knockcroghery | Co. Roscommon | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 27% | – | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | – | 12% |
| 25–44 | 28% | – | 29% |
| 45–64 | 23% | – | 24% |
| 65+ | 9.3% | – | 14% |
| Primary or none | 4.1% | – | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 7.8% | – | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 34% | – | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 9.6% | – | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 45% | – | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Roscommon and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Knockcroghery is split between local electoral areas: 54% of its residents are in Roscommon, most of the rest in Athlone. General election turnout: 66%, higher than Irish towns (59%). No party holds a majority on Roscommon County Council: Independent lead with 7 of 18 seats, short of the 10 needed.
| Turnout | Knockcroghery | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 59% | – | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 66% | – | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
3 archaeological sites are on the record, below Irish towns (11). The pre-1919 share of homes is 4.7%. 6 of Knockcroghery’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance.
| Heritage | Knockcroghery | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 155 | – | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 3 | – | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Within 3 km of Knockcroghery there are 2 schools (2 primary schools).
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Cnoc an Chrocaire Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 136 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Knockcroghery | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | – | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | – | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −5% | – | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · There are no letters or results on these cards, because Ireland publishes none school by school.
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Knockcroghery; with it, the best known within 40 km.
Historic house · Office of Public WorksClonmacnoise28 km south
CathedralSt. Mel's Cathedral26 km northeast
CastleRoscommon Castle10 km northwest
Abbey or prioryRoscommon Abbey9.4 km northwest
MuseumAthlone Castle19 km southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
6 of Knockcroghery’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists 3 archaeological sites in and around the town.
4 notable people were born in Knockcroghery.
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knockcroghery | 388 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roscommon | 6,555 | 9.4 | A− | B+ | A− | B |
| Lanesborough-Ballyleague Longford | 1,733 | 13 | — | B+ | A− | C |
| Athlone Westmeath | 22,869 | 19 | C | B+ | D | C |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Knockcroghery had 388 people at the 2022 census, up from 360 in 2016: 7.8% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Knockcroghery is 33.9, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 27% of residents are under 15 and 9% are 65 or over.
Urban area in Co. Roscommon
388 people live in Knockcroghery, in the area of Roscommon County Council. TownRatings uses the CSO’s 2022 Urban Areas as Ireland’s towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a county or a council area, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from Tailte Éireann’s boundaries and the CSO’s Census 2022 (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: CSO, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · Tailte Éireann, Urban Areas and Electoral Divisions 2022 (CC BY 4.0). Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).